Seals and Society

Sue Johns, Elizabeth New, Mcewan John, Phillipp R. Schofield

Description

Seals and Society arises from a major project investigating seals and their use in medieval Wales, the Welsh March and neighbouring counties in England. The first major study of seals in the context of one part of medieval Western European society, the volume also offers a new perspective on the history of medieval Wales and its periphery by addressing a variety of themes in terms of the insight that seals can offer the historian. Though the present study suggests important regional distinctions in the take-up of seals in medieval Wales, it is also clear that seal usage increased from the later twelfth century and spread widely in Welsh society, especially in those parts of Wales neighbouring England or where there had been an early English incursion. Through a series of chapters, the authors examine the ways in which seals can shed light on the legal, administrative, social and economic history of the period in Wales and its border region. Seals provide unique insights into the choices individuals, men and women, made in representing themselves to the wider world, and this issue is examined closely. Supported by almost 100 images gathered by the project team, the volume is of great interest to those working on seals, their motifs, their use and developments in their usage over the high and later Middle Ages.

Introduction
Elizabeth A. New and Phillipp R. Schofield
Chapter 1: Seals in medieval Wales and its neighbouring counties: trends in motifs
John McEwan
Chapter 2. Seals: administration and law
Phillipp R. Schofield
Chapter 3. Seals and exchange
Phillipp R. Schofield
Chapter 4: Ecclesiastical Seals
Elizabeth A. New
Chapter 5: Seals and lordship
Susan M. Johns
Chapter 6: Seals, women and identity
Susan M. Johns
Chapter 7: Seals as expressions of identity
Elizabeth A. New
Conclusion
Elizabeth A. New and Phillipp R. Schofield
Appendix
Elizabeth A. New, John McEwan and Phillipp R. Schofield
Bibliography

Sujets

• Medieval
• Histoire
• History
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: University of Wales Press
• Date de parution: 15 juin 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783168729
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 49 Mo

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UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
2016
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Acknowledgements vii
List of fgures ix
List of maps and tables xii
List of abbreviations xv
Introduction 1
Elizabeth A. New and Phillipp R. Schofeld
1. Seals in Medieval Wales and its Neighbouring Counties:
Trends in Motifs 13
John A. McEwan
2. Seals: Administration and Law 35
Phillipp R. Schofeld
3. Seals and Exchange 49
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4. Ecclesiastical Seals 61
Elizabeth A. New
5. Seals and Lordship 79
Susan M. Johns
6. Seals, Women, Gender and Identity 91
Susan M. Johns
7. Seals as Expressions of Identity 105
Elizabeth A. New
Conclusion 121
Elizabeth A. New and Phillipp R. Schofeld
Appendix 127
Elizabeth A. New, John A. McEwan and Phillipp R. Schofeld
Bibliography 327
Index 341
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hIS VOLUME arises from a project funded by the Arts and humanities
Research Council (Ah/G010994/1), Seals in Medieval Wales. Te project T team is extremely grateful for the support and advice of the advisory board
to the project, Dr Susan Davies, Professor Paul harvey, Professor Mark Ormrod and
Mr Glyn Parry. Te Revd Dr David Williams has also, from the outset, been most
generous with his time, support and access to his own catalogues and materials. Te
team also acknowledges with gratitude the invaluable support provided by staf at the
following archives and repositories: Bangor University Archives, Te British Library,
Cheshire Archives and Local Studies, Gwent Record Ofce, Gwynedd Archives,
h ereford Cathedral Archive, herefordshire Record Ofce, the National Archives, the
National Library of Wales, the National Museum of Wales, and Shropshire Archives.
Images presented in this volume are reproduced with the kind permission of Bangor
University Archives (fgures 1.10, 1.12, 1.15, 1.21, 2.3, 3.3, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.6, 7.9,
7.13), Te British Library (fgures 1.8, 3.9, 5.8, 6.9, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.14), Cheshire
Archives and Local Studies (fgures 3.11, 7.10, 7.11), h ereford Cathedral Archive
(fgures 1.18, 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 7.5), h erefordshire Record Ofce (fgures 1.6, 1.20), the
National Library of Wales (fgures 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.7, 1.11, 1.13, 1.14, 1.16, 1.17,
1.19, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8,
5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 6.8, 6.10, 6.11, 7.4, 7.7, 7.8, 7.12, 7.16) and
Shropshire Archives (fgures 1.2, 1.5, 1.9, 3.10, 6.3, 6.4, 6.7, 7.6, 7.15). Te team is
also most grateful to Mr Tomas Lloyd for helping secure permission to publish seal
images from National Library of Wales, Bronwydd Estate Records (fgures 1.19 and
3.14). Te publishing team at the University of Wales Press, including Siân
Chapman, Production and Editorial Manager, Dr Dafydd Jones, Editor of the Press, and
Sarah Lewis, h ead of Commissioning, have been unfailingly helpful and supportive
throughout the process. Te publication of the volume was also supported by a grant
from Aberystwyth University.
Te editors
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Fig. 1.1: NLW PITORD/1248 (Seal 2055), armoured man on horseback
Fig. 1.2: ShA 972/1/1/428 (Seal 2436), bird
Fig. 1.3: NLW PITORD/466 (Seal 1887), bust
Fig. 1.4: NLW PITORD/413, s.1 (Seal 1850), Christogram
Fig. 1.5: ShA 20/6/122 (Seal 2271), crossed hands
Fig. 1.6: hAS F8/II/17 (Seal 706), hare on hound
Fig. 1.7: NLW PITORD/12 (Seal 1581), hawk hunting
Fig. 1.8: BL h arl. Ch. 75 B 6, s.2 rev. (Seal 41), lamb and staf
Fig. 1.9: ShA 972/1/1/427 (Seal 2435), lion
Fig. 1.10: BUAS PENR/311, s.1 (Seal 242), lion sleeping
Fig. 1.11: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/342, s.5 (Seal 1374), merchant mark
Fig. 1.12: BUAS PENR/220 (Seal 243), pelican in piety
Fig. 1.13: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/2056, s.3 (Seal 1237), radial device
Fig. 1.14: NLW PITORD/54 (Seal 1610), shield
Fig. 1.15: BUAS PENR/407 (Seal 294), squirrel
Fig. 1.16: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/119 (Seal, 1201), stag
Fig. 1.17: NLW PITORD/1144 (Seal 1630), stag head
Fig. 1.18: hCA Deed122 (Seal 764), stylised lily
Fig. 1.19: NLW BRONWYDD/1031 (966), text
Fig. 1.20: hAS D52/B/1/2, s.7 (Seal 697), two heads
Fig. 1.21: BUAS MOST/1629/vii (Seal 144), woman and child
Fig. 1.22: Motifs by period
Fig. 2.1: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/54 (Seal 56), grant to Margam under lord’s seal
Fig. 2.2: NLW PITORD/519 (Seal 1919), seals of the burgesses of Bridgnorth(?)
Fig. 2.3: BUAS MOST/718 (Seal 106), tir prid deed
Fig. 3.1: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/2798 (Seal 1550), Amibilia daughter of Walter
the Miller to John Pervath of Kenfg and Alice his wife
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Fig. 3.2: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/183 (Seal 1266), Robert son of Robert Raul to
Philip son of Robert Plamer
Fig. 3.3: BUAS PENR/219 (Seal 242), sale of neif and his ‘brood’
Fig. 3.4: NLW WIGFAIR/627 (Seal 2205), seal of Gilbert Osemund, depicting
peacocks with ‘tree of life’
Fig. 3.5: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/348, s.2 (Seal 1378), used by h enry Bassett
Fig. 3.6: NLW PAM/348, s.1 (Seal 1377), used by William Bassett
Fig. 3.7: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/1978 (Seal 96), seal of Geofrey Sturmi
Fig. 3.8: NLW PAM/1986 (Seal 1503), seal of Roger Sturmi, jnr
Fig. 3.9: BL h arl. Ch. 75 D 6 (Seal 99), seal of William Sturmi
Fig. 3.10: ShA 972/1/1/610, s.2 (Seal 2460), hare on hound
Fig. 3.11: CALS DLL/4/47, s.1 (Seal 427), seal used by John de h esketh
Fig. 3.12: NLW PITORD/489 (Seal 1901), sleeping lion seal
Fig. 3.13: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/1993 (Seal 1504), seal of Margery daughter of
Roger
Fig. 3.14: NLW BRONWYDD/1332 (Seal 1028), seal used by Gwalter ap
Gourwared Vawr
Fig. 4.1: hCA Deed 1084, s.1 (Seal 845), subsidiary(?) seal of Peter of Aigueblanche,
Bishop of hereford (1240–68)
Fig. 4.2: hCA Deed 1084, s.2 (Seal 846), seal of Anselm, Preceptor General in
England of the hospital of St Anthony of Vienne
Fig. 4.3: BUAS PENR/12 (Seal 216), seal of Julian (Giuliano Della Rovere),
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
Fig. 4.4: NLW PITORD/236 (Seal 1667), seal of the Ofcial of the Dean of
Bridgnorth
Fig. 4.5: hCA Deed 2003 (Seal 871), seal of the parson of Kinnersley
Fig. 4.6: NLW PITORD/1057, s.2 (Seal 1983), seal of the Worcester Franciscans
Fig. 4.7: NLW PITORD/605, s.1 (Seal 1950), convent of the Franciscan friars of
Bridgenorth
Fig. 4.8: NLW PITORD/605, s.2 (Seal 1951), seal of the Guardian of the
Bridgnorth Franciscans
Fig. 5.1: BUAS PENR/166 (Seal 215), front, seal of henry V as Chamberlain of
Wales
Fig. 5.2: BUAS PENR/166 (Seal 215), back, seal of henry
Wales
Fig. 5.3: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/126, s.1 (Seal 1210), seal of Philip son of Kedic
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Fig. 5.4: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/126, s.2 (Seal 1211), seal of Madog son of Kedig
Fig. 5.5: NLW PAM/126, s.3 (Seal 1212), seal of Idenard son of Kedic
Fig. 5.6: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/126, s.4 (Seal 1213), seal of Madog son of
Meurig
Fig. 5.7: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/72 (Seal 1174), seal of Ifor Fychan and his sons
Fig. 5.8: BL h arl. Ch. 75 B 12 (Seal 45), seal of John de Bonville
Fig. 6.1: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/2042, front (Seal 1195), seal of Isabella, Countess
of Gloucester
Fig. 6.2: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/2042, back (Seal 1194), seal of Isabella, Countess
of Gloucester
Fig. 6.3: ShA 972/1/1/432 (Seal 2438), seal of Isabella wife of Roger
Fig. 6.4: ShA 322/2/14 (Seal 2318), seal of Emma wife of William Banastre
Fig. 6.5: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/69 (Seal 1171), seal of Tatherech
Fig. 6.6: BUAS PENR/311, s.2 (Seal 242), seal used by Gwenllian daughter of
Gwerfl
Fig. 6.7: ShA 322/2/117, s.2 (Seal 2353), seal of Ela la Botiliere
Fig. 6.8: NLW PITORD/537, s.2 (Seal 1603), seal of Alice, wife of Edmund
Pitchford
Fig. 6.9: BL Add. Ch. 24275, s. 2 (Seal 16), seal of Gwenllian daughter of Philip
Fig. 6.10: NLW PITORD/1356 (Seal 2106), seal used by Sibilla widow of William
Waters
Fig. 6.11: NLW PENRICE: GLAM/214 (Seal 1305), seal used by Iseuda la Welere
Fig. 7.1: BL h arl. Ch. 75 C 44 (Seal 87), seal of Adam the Porter
Fig. 7.2: BL h arl. Ch. 75 C 46 (Seal 88), seal of Grunu ap Philip
Fig. 7.3: BL h arl. Ch. 75 B 36 (Seal 61), seal of Sibyl de Bonville
Fig. 7.4: NLW PITORD/242, s.2 (Seal 1740), seal used by Maurice Gwyneth of
Shrewsbury, chaplain
Fig. 7.5: hCA Deed 23 (Seal 739), seal of William the Chaplain
Fig. 7.6: ShA 972/1/1/442, s. 2 (Seal 2447), seal of Robert Scissor
Fig. 7.7: NLW PITORD/373 (Seal 1817), s